Whitehead, Alabama
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Rogersville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35652. It stands on Herston Branch. The Survey maps it on the Lexington quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1914 USGS Rogersville quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Rogersville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
66 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Whitehead between 1994 and 2019, burning about 387 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 18 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2007 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
22 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Whitehead in 22 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 14 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitehead | $4,000 | Trees were reported down in the town of Anderson. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitehead | $3,000 | The Elgin Fire Department reported a tree was knocked down into power lines on CR 96 toward CR 55. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitehead | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down at the corner of CR 547 and CR 76. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitehead | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down in the middle of the roadway at 7541 CR 76. Time estimated by radar. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitehead | $500 | Large tree limbs were snapped northwest of Rogersville. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitehead | $500 | A tree and power line were knocked down and in the roadway on Highway 207 at CR 551. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitehead | $200 | A tree was knocked down at 4251 Highway 207. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitehead | $200 | A tree was knocked down on CR 89 at CR 50. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitehead | $200 | A tree was knocked down on CR 89 at CR 76. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitehead | $200 | A tree was knocked down on CR 545 between CR 50 and CR 76. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitehead | $200 | A tree was knocked down along CR 50 at CR 51 near Anderson. |
| December 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitehead | $200 | A tree was knocked down at 1339 CR 559. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Whitehead | - | Hail with a diameter up to 1 inch was reported via mPING. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Whitehead | - | CR 96 was closed due to flooding. Water depth unknown. |
| December 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitehead | - | A trampoline and street signs were blown into the road at 4543 CR 51. Time estimated by radar. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Whitehead | - | Nickel to quarter sized hail was reported on County Road 207 between Anderson and Rogersville. |
| June 2011 | Flash Flood | Whitehead | - | County Road 96 was closed at the creek in Rogersville due to flash flooding. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitehead | - | A line of severe thunderstorms produced an estimated wind gust of 60 MPH near the community of Whitehead. |
| January 2009 | Flood | Whitehead | - | Heavy rainfall caused creeks and streams in eastern portions of Lauderdale county to flood. Some roads closed by the flooding included: Highway 534, County Road 96, and Highway 156. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Whitehead | - | Heavy rains from thunderstorms caused water to cover the road at the intersection of CR 76 and CR 89. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Whitehead | - | County road 76 flooded at the bridge just before CR 547 in the Anderson community. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Whitehead | - | Penny sized hail was reported. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Hill (historical) | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Corum (historical) | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Toonersville | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Pine Haven Shores | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Hurricane (historical) | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Kingtown | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Springfield | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Thorntontown | 3.7 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 128895. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








